Its Economics 101.  Put large factory in town, all those employees need a place to eat, shop, live, etc.  Big economic impact on that town. Ok, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, you name it, they all have large assembly factories in American towns, those employees have to do all of the above. Economics 201, executives of Ford, [...]

Starting in the roaring twenties and going through the mid 1930s, the art deco movement was king.  With its long lines and futuristic look architectural masterpieces include the Chrysler building in New York.  The movement included not just buildings, but car design as well. One would think the splendor of this design would have ended [...]

As you may know whenever mentioning Nikola Tesla a great deal of lore surrounds the stories.  I believe much of it to be true especially considering the great inventions we do know for sure (alternating current) and that the US government took all of his papers after his death. You may also know that Nikola [...]

As you may know by now the Apple iPhone 4 has some issues with reception.  As you may also know Consumer Reports (finally) called them out. One more notable and respectable individual to call them out was Senator Charles (Chuck) Schumer D-NY. In his letter posted here on CNN : http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/15/schumer-pens-open-letter-to-steve-jobs/?fbid=bl2F9lh9NwA Senator Schumer states: “The [...]

i·ro·ny (ī’rə-nē, ī’ər-) n.   pl. i·ro·nies The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1. Incongruity between what might be expected [...]